AFRICA: A Voice of Reason

"Discrimination based solely on the color of a man's skin cannot be
defended," said the burly, mustachioed Ambassador to the United Nations.
That truism would probably have passed unnoticed except for the identity
of the speaker. He was Roelofse F. ("Pik") Botha, permanent representative
for South Africa. Botha's concession came too late to block a Black African
resolution calling for South Africa's expulsion from the U.N. The motion
failed, however, when the three Western members of the Security
Councilthe U.S., Britain and Francecast a veto against it.